Where does “siku” come from?

siku (Indonesian) comes from Malay siku, from Proto-Malayic *siku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian sikux — elbow.

siku (Indonesian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “siku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysikuelbow
2Proto-Malayic*siku—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siku—
4Proto-Austronesiansikuxelbow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sikux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku →Every word from Proto-Malayic *siku →
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